Submitted and Written by Amy N

Back in the late 70’s and early 80’s when I was a young whippersnapper, mom would take us shopping at Sears for our yearly Pro-Wing generic tennis shoes, and the salesman would whip out the trusty Brannock Device. I always felt I should get a size bigger in case my feet grew an entire size over a year…and ended up looking like Ronald McDonald in the process.

Submitted by Alain C

Popeye is the world’s most iconic sailor and the star of one of the most classic cartoons ever. But what you didn’t know is that Popeye the Sailor was ACTUALLY PROPAGANDA FUNDED BY THE POWERFUL SPINACH INDUSTRY!

Just kidding. That was Captain Planet. But there’s something admirable about the “eat your veggies” moral of Popeye.

Submitted and Written by Rachael G

Kids today would just hate this. Were we so easily amused??? I remember them being wooden and plastic and often had a big plastic needle and yarn. They were often in shapes like a cat, an apple, etc. Are these even still made?

Submitted by Amanda S

Who didn’t love the book series about the vegetable-draining vampire bunny? From the moment when the baby bunny’s new family discovers a white tomato in the kitchen, drained completely dry of juice, most kids were hooked!

James and Deborah Howe’s Bunnicula was first introduced in 1979, back before everything cool about vampire mythology was appropriated by moody, Hot Topic-loving teenagers.

Submitted by Oldenstal

The above ad pre-dates me a bit, but it’s a great commercial. This is the ad I remember as a kid. It’s from ‘91:

It’s interesting how an ad campaign can remain relatively the same over three decades.